The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1887-05-28
Current Ev entS.

The dsgraceiul treatment Of O'Brien at
Toronto, Canada, has been repeated by
oraugemen in nearly every town in Canada
he has since visited. Whatever men may
think of Mr.. OBrien's motive In his pres
ent tour through Canada; that Of carrying
English politics into the Dominion, all
fair men will brand the attempt 20 mob
him at Toronto as an outrage an outrage
which since then, by its recurrence in 9th.
er Canadian cities, has thoroughly dis,
graced the Dominion, and recalls to the
minds OF Americans the anti slavery riots
Of long ago in our own country
Mr.. OBrifn was in Ottawa on Friday
where he was handsomely treated Y the
people who adopted resolution Of sym
patty with his cause and with himself.
After an Grafton by the University students,
he left FOR Kingston. There he addressed
a large audience in the rink, during the
course Of which the police permitted a
large crowd If anti.home rule men 10 col
leCt on the street outside the building. AT
the conclusion of his address and that OF
the eyicted tenant Kilbride, who accom-
panies him, when OBIien aud his friends
stepped out OF the building, they were met
by shower OF CObble stones and bricks,
and cries Of There be isl Kill him.
Choke him. &c. Both O'Brien and
those with him were repeatedly struck by
stones. During the melee o Brien escaped
into private house. The newspaper men
with him were hurt, and local paper sym
pathizing with the home rulers was de
molished. On Saturday he went to Mag
ara and there spent Sunday, suffering from
severe cold, as well as iGjuries received.
On Monday he went to Hamilton, where
another large meeting was held. While
Mr. Kilbride was making his speech after
O'Brien had finished, Mr. O'Brien was in
formed while on the stage Of danger, and
left the room, entering carriage at the
rear door to drive to the hotel As the car.
rage started large crowd appeared, who
began to hiss and gr0an, and when the car
rage entered Market Square five men ar.
peared on the scene and began firing pis-
tolls. Eight shots were fired. One OF the
drivers on the box was shot, and o Brien
himself had narrow escape, a bullet
whstling by his face as he looked out of
the carriage window. At the hotel he was
met by hostile crowd, but companion
held the crowd ut bay at the point of re-
volver, until Mr.. OBrien got safely into
the hotel. He then went 10 Niagara again
where he was royalty welcome by Ameri.
can friends,
As an offset to O'BrieD, Lord lansdowne
was on Thursday given an ovation AT Otta-
wa on his return from Toronto the Cover
nor. general being greeted in the most Ell
thusiastiC manner.
Paris on Wednesday was the scene Of II
fearful theatre horror, the Opera Comique
building burning during performance to
q crowded house. The lowest estimate of
the loss of life places it AT 200 lives,
The building strike at Chicago continues
at Chicago, though there Is II feeling that
next week may see the beginning of the
end
The crown prince Of Germany was oper-
ated on for cancer Of the the throat this
week successfully, it is believed, though
there Ia still danger from a relapse.
President Cleveland accompanied by
Mrs. Cleveland and Col and Mrs. Lamont
have gone to the Adirondack Mountains.
The Illinois Congregational Association
Is holding the 4ith annual session Ia Spring,
field this week, Rev Mr.. Day of this city
being moderator. The church In Illinois
Is in very ilourishlng condition.
On the 10Th the ocean steamers Celtic
and Brittanic of the White Star line collid-
ed In fog in mid. ocean, the Brittanic sui.
fering the seyerest damage. Several steer.
age passengers were killed, but the ship
remained ahoit, and In company with the
Celtic returned to New York landing her
passengers In safety.
The Legislature had two important bills
under consideration this week, one of
which, the pool bill, has gone to the gov
ernor. 1t prohibits book making and pool
selling on horse-races, nominations, APP
pointments or elections. II this should be
come law, 1t will be a severe blow to a
grand army of "hard workers" In Chicago
and other Of the large cities of the state,
and give thousands of young men an ex
cuse for trying TO make a living honestly
The other which has passed the house Is II
bill to enforce the closing of all stores,
shops and factories on Sunday, and making
the employment Of clerks and workmen on
Sunday, the penalty for iDfration being
from $50 to $500, except In the case of
nilkmen, pharmacists employees of street
cars and other means of transportation. All
infringements of the law are declared nuts.
ances, ana courts Of equity are given power
TO abate the same by injunction.